Synonyms of penitent
- 2 Syllables
- sorrier, rueful, sorry, abject, sorriest
- 3 Syllables
- regretful, guilt-ridden, contrite, compunctious, atoning, returnee, ashamed, magdalen, repentant
- 4 Syllables
- attritional, penitential, self-reproachful, self-accusing, remorseful
- 5 Syllables
- conscience-stricken, apologetic
- 6 Syllables
- self-condemnatory